2007/7/10

現代與傳統交錯

法蘭克福這個小小的大城市,有著極現代的高樓,也有傳統的漂亮廣場. 人們友善,處處都是露天廣場,讓人總忍不住想駐足喝杯咖啡. 雖然這裡有著極豐富的博物館資源,但由於我不是一個愛好博物館幽暗氣氛的人,所以我並沒有去參觀任何一間,反倒是信步在各個行人徒步區,開心不已.


Romerberg - 羅馬廣場
市政廳
The Skyline

The River
The Old Operahouse

歐洲人也排隊為食

我以為只有亞洲人才會拼命的為了美食而排個半天的隊,但沒想到歐洲人也會!果然美食人人愛,即便街頭小吃都熱鬧不已.
安錫(Annecy) old town 裡的著名義式冰淇淋店. 整個old town有數十家冰淇淋店,但只有這家大排長龍. 我試了薰衣草冰淇淋,讚!

德國科布隆茲 (Koblenz) 路邊的 currywurst 店(德國香腸淋上德式咖哩醬), 不過我想他受歡迎的原因是因為便宜.

這家店在法蘭克福的傳統市場 (Kleinmarkthalle) 內,攤位編號#8. 一到中午就排滿了壯漢大口享受各種不同肉類製成的香腸. 可以指定份量,現場秤重,便宜又好吃


法蘭克福最受歡迎的 currywurst, 店名就叫 Best Worscht in Town (被當地美食雜誌票選街頭小食第一名). 位在一個完全不起眼的地方,可是大排長龍的景象令人咋舌. 這裡最特別的是可以選擇麻辣的程度, 還有許多不同口味的香料增加辛辣口感!

2007/7/8

When I said Germans have the grumpy faces...

When I said Germans have the grumpy faces all the time, I wasn't joking. Here is the prove:

Nobody, nobody on the street was smiling or looked happy. They all seem to have some grudge inside their minds. So I asked Sascha, why people look so serious on such a great Saturday afternoon. Then he gave me this face:

This is my best German friend, one of the most handsome guys in our MBA program. See how good looking he can be:


He said, we don't need to smile all the time, not like you Asians, and we think you are fake! Oh well whatever. But I realized only this kind of emotionless faces best fit with sharp business suits. When I was wandering on the Fressgasse Street in Frankfurt, I was totally fascinated with the businessmen and their wonderfully cut suits. It made me came back to the street everyday and enjoy people watching at the outdoor cafes.

This is my favorite street in Frankfurt, just personal opinion.

Not only because it has lots of great cafe and restaurants, but also tons of suited businessmen.

Tons of, and I always find some quite good looking (Still, Sascha was the best looking among Germans...maybe I am just too well familiar with his face)